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Mr Strength and Health 1959

Mr Strength and Health 1959 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ronny Barnes.

Year
1959
Date
Jan 1, 1959
Location
USA
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Ronny Barnes Willie Edwards
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Mr Strength and Health 1959 Results

Ronny Barnes Champion

1959 USA

Mr Strength and Health 1959 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ronny Barnes.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 16, 2026 Accurate?

2-time winner Ray Jiminez, who won in 1955, did not return.

About this show

The Mr Strength and Health 1959 was held in USA. 1 division was judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Ronny Barnes
United States
2nd
Willie Edwards
United States
3rd
Ken Creed
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Ronny Barnes First recorded win United States
2nd Willie Edwards United States
3rd Ken Creed United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
3 of 4

The biggest field since 1954.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1959 Ronny Barnes Open
1951 Melvin Wells Open

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What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.

  • Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
  • Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
  • Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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